4987 - preserve exception cause

37 files changed, 298 insertions, 730 deletions

diff --git a/cpp/src/slice2java/Gen.cpp b/cpp/src/slice2java/Gen.cpp
index 2a1efea1a36..3f2b833b817 100644
--- a/cpp/src/slice2java/Gen.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/slice2java/Gen.cpp
@@ -4072,7 +4072,7 @@ Slice::Gen::HelperVisitor::visitClassDefStart(const ClassDefPtr& p)
                 }
                 out << nl << "catch(Ice.UserException __ex)";
                 out << sb;
-                out << nl << "throw new Ice.UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());";
+                out << nl << "throw new Ice.UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);";
                 out << eb;
                 out << eb;
 
@@ -5076,7 +5076,7 @@ Slice::Gen::DelegateMVisitor::visitClassDefStart(const ClassDefPtr& p)
         }
         out << nl << "catch(Ice.UserException __ex)";
         out << sb;
-        out << nl << "throw new Ice.UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());";
+        out << nl << "throw new Ice.UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);";
         out << eb;
         out << eb;
         if(ret || !outParams.empty())
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.java b/java/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.java
index fc2e5d92b82..fcd79d91f43 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.java
@@ -1240,10 +1240,7 @@ class BackgroundSaveEvictorI extends EvictorI implements BackgroundSaveEvictor,
                         }
                         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
                         {
-                            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                            ex.initCause(dx);
-                            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "saving: " + dx.getMessage();
-                            throw ex;
+                            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "saving: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                         }
                     }
                 } while(tryAgain);
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/ConnectionI.java b/java/src/Freeze/ConnectionI.java
index ec2e129e046..b5f2af9dc66 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/ConnectionI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/ConnectionI.java
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@ public class ConnectionI implements Connection
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException dx)
         {
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(errorPrefix() + dx.getMessage(), _transaction);
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(errorPrefix() + dx.getMessage(), _transaction, dx);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException(errorPrefix() + dx.getMessage());
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(errorPrefix() + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
         catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException fne)
         {
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/EvictorI.java b/java/src/Freeze/EvictorI.java
index 74b133d4f66..e4116a77356 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/EvictorI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/EvictorI.java
@@ -507,10 +507,7 @@ abstract class EvictorI implements Evictor
         }
         catch(java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException ix)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(ix);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "cannot decode database names";
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "cannot decode database names", ix);
         }
         catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException ix)
         {
@@ -520,10 +517,7 @@ abstract class EvictorI implements Evictor
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.java b/java/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.java
index 938da54afc2..3e16f573dcf 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.java
@@ -166,18 +166,13 @@ class EvictorIteratorI implements EvictorIterator
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                            _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), _tx);
-                        ex.initCause(dx);
-                        throw ex;
+                        throw new DeadlockException(_store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                    _tx, dx);
                     }
                 }
                 catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
                 {
-                    DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    ex.message = _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage();
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DatabaseException(_store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -191,10 +186,8 @@ class EvictorIteratorI implements EvictorIterator
                         {
                             if(_tx != null)
                             {
-                                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), _tx);
-                                ex.initCause(dx);
-                                throw ex;
+                                throw new DeadlockException(
+                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), _tx, dx);
                             }
                         }
                         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/Index.java b/java/src/Freeze/Index.java
index e92c5ce2b02..33ebfd97953 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/Index.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/Index.java
@@ -143,10 +143,8 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
 
                     if(tx != null)
                     {
-                        DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                           _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                        ex.initCause(dx);
-                        throw ex;
+                        throw new DeadlockException( _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                    transaction, dx);
                     }
 
                     //
@@ -155,10 +153,7 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
                 }
                 catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
                 {
-                    DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    ex.message = _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage();
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DatabaseException(_store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -172,10 +167,8 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
                         {
                             if(tx != null)
                             {
-                                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                                ex.initCause(dx);
-                                throw ex;
+                                throw new DeadlockException(
+                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction, dx);
                             }
                         }
                         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
@@ -260,10 +253,8 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
 
                     if(tx != null)
                     {
-                        DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                            _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                        ex.initCause(dx);
-                        throw ex;
+                        throw new DeadlockException( _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                    transaction, dx);
                     }
                     //
                     // Otherwise retry
@@ -271,10 +262,7 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
                 }
                 catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
                 {
-                    DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    ex.message = _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage();
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DatabaseException(_store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -288,10 +276,8 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
                         {
                             if(tx != null)
                             {
-                                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                                ex.initCause(dx);
-                                throw ex;
+                                throw new DeadlockException(
+                                    _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.cursor: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction, dx);
                             }
                         }
                         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
@@ -375,10 +361,7 @@ public abstract class Index implements com.sleepycat.db.SecondaryKeyCreator
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.close: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_store.evictor().errorPrefix() + "Db.close: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             _db = null;
         }
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/MapDb.java b/java/src/Freeze/MapDb.java
index af69c68d7cb..d694c581a00 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/MapDb.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/MapDb.java
@@ -232,10 +232,7 @@ public class MapDb
             catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException dx)
             {
                 clearIndices();
-                NotFoundException ex = new NotFoundException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new NotFoundException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException dx)
             {
@@ -251,18 +248,13 @@ public class MapDb
                 else
                 {
                     clearIndices();
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), tx);
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), tx, dx);
                 }
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
                 clearIndices();
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -314,10 +306,7 @@ public class MapDb
             //
             // This should never happen
             //
-            NotFoundException ex = new NotFoundException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new NotFoundException(_errorPrefix + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -339,10 +328,7 @@ public class MapDb
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _errorPrefix + "close: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "close: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Index.java b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Index.java
index 93e1721ec35..8a2bb6459fa 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Index.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Index.java
@@ -130,10 +130,8 @@ public abstract class Index<K, V, I>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.close for index \"" + _dbName + "\": " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(
+                    _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.close for index \"" + _dbName + "\": " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             _db = null;
         }
@@ -279,18 +277,17 @@ public abstract class Index<K, V, I>
                 {
                     if(_map.connection().dbTxn() != null)
                     {
-                        DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                            _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.count: " + dx.getMessage(), _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                        ex.initCause(dx);
-                        throw ex;
+                        throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.count: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                    _map.connection().currentTransaction(), dx);
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         
                         if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                         {
-                            _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.Index.count while iterating over index \"" +
-                                                  _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                            _trace.logger.warning(
+                                "Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.Index.count while iterating over index \"" + _dbName +
+                                "\"; retrying...");
                         }
                         
                         //
@@ -302,10 +299,8 @@ public abstract class Index<K, V, I>
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.cursor for index \"" + _dbName + "\": " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(
+                _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.cursor for index \"" + _dbName + "\": " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -438,17 +433,16 @@ public abstract class Index<K, V, I>
             {
                 if(_map.connection().dbTxn() != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.Index.containsKey while " + "reading Db \"" +
-                                              _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning(
+                            "Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.Index.containsKey while " + "reading Db \"" + _dbName +
+                            "\"; retrying...");
                     }
                     //
                     // Try again
@@ -457,10 +451,7 @@ public abstract class Index<K, V, I>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/IteratorI.java b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/IteratorI.java
index e4c5d8afdbb..355d16dd46b 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/IteratorI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/IteratorI.java
@@ -33,19 +33,13 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException dx)
         {
             dead();
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator constructor: " + dx.getMessage(),
-                _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator constructor: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                        _map.connection().currentTransaction(), dx);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
             dead();
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator constructor: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator constructor: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
 
         _iteratorListToken = _map.addIterator(this);
@@ -70,18 +64,13 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException dx)
             {
                 dead();
-                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                    _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.get: " + dx.getMessage(), _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.get: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                            _map.connection().currentTransaction(), dx);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
                 dead();
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.get: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.get: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
 
             //
@@ -149,17 +138,12 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
             {
                 dead();
-                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.del: " + e.getMessage(),
-                                                             _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.del: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                            _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.del: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.del: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -203,18 +187,12 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
             {
                 dead();
-                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                    _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.remove: " + e.getMessage(),
-                    _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.remove: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                            _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.remove: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.remove: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -303,17 +281,12 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
             {
                 dead();
-                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.put: " + e.getMessage(),
-                                                             _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.put: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                            _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.put: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.put: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -351,18 +324,12 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
             {
                 dead();
-                DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                    _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.setValue: " + e.getMessage(),
-                    _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.setValue: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                            _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.setValue: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "EntryIterator.setValue: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -384,17 +351,12 @@ class IteratorI<K, V> implements Freeze.Map.EntryIterator<java.util.Map.Entry<K,
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
         {
             dead();
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.close: " + e.getMessage(), _map.connection().currentTransaction());
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.close: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                        _map.connection().currentTransaction(), e);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.close: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Dbc.close: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/MapI.java b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/MapI.java
index f0d1b4c9831..7b1a67d8863 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/MapI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/MapI.java
@@ -197,23 +197,16 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage(), tx);
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage(), tx, dx);
                 }
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage());
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException fne)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + fne.getMessage());
-                ex.initCause(fne);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + fne.getMessage(), fne);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -243,10 +236,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
                         }
                         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
                         {
-                            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException(
-                                trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage());
-                            ex.initCause(dx);
-                            throw ex;
+                            throw new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + "Map.recreate: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -392,15 +382,14 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
                 {
                 }
 
-                DatabaseException e = new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "file not found");
-                e.initCause(dx);
-                throw e;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "file not found", dx);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException dx)
             {
                 if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                 {
-                    _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.destroy on Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                    _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.destroy on Db \"" + _dbName +
+                                          "\"; retrying...");
                 }
 
                 //
@@ -417,9 +406,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
                 {
                 }
 
-                DatabaseException e = new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage());
-                e.initCause(dx);
-                throw e;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             catch(RuntimeException rx)
             {
@@ -696,24 +683,23 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             
             try
             {
-                com.sleepycat.db.BtreeStats s = (com.sleepycat.db.BtreeStats)_db.db().getStats(_connection.dbTxn(), null);
+                com.sleepycat.db.BtreeStats s =
+                    (com.sleepycat.db.BtreeStats)_db.db().getStats(_connection.dbTxn(), null);
                 return s.getNumKeys();
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DeadlockException e)
             {
                 if(_connection.dbTxn() != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.getStats: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.getStats: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.size while " + "reading Db \"" + _dbName +
-                                              "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.size while " + "reading Db \"" +
+                                              _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
                     }
                     //
                     // Try again
@@ -722,10 +708,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.getStats: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.getStats: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -828,17 +811,15 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             {
                 if(_connection.dbTxn() != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.containsKey while " + "reading Db \"" + _dbName +
-                                              "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.containsKey while " +
+                                              "reading Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
                     }
                     //
                     // Try again
@@ -847,10 +828,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -932,16 +910,15 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             {
                 if(txn != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.truncate: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.truncate: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.clear on Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.clear on Db \"" + _dbName +
+                                              "\"; retrying...");
                     }
 
                     //
@@ -951,10 +928,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.truncate: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.truncate: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1311,17 +1285,15 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             {
                 if(txn != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.put: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.put: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.putImpl while " + "writing into Db \"" +
-                                              _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.putImpl while " +
+                                              "writing into Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
                     }
 
                     //
@@ -1331,10 +1303,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.put: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.put: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1371,17 +1340,15 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             {
                 if(txn != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.del: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.del: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.removeImpl while " + "writing into Db \"" +
-                                              _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.removeImpl while " +
+                                              "writing into Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
                     }
 
                     //
@@ -1391,10 +1358,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.del: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.del: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1434,17 +1398,15 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             {
                 if(_connection.dbTxn() != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), _connection.currentTransaction());
-                    ex.initCause(e);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(),
+                                                _connection.currentTransaction(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if(_trace.deadlockWarning)
                     {
-                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.getImpl while " + "reading Db \"" + _dbName +
-                                              "\"; retrying...");
+                        _trace.logger.warning("Deadlock in Freeze.MapInternal.MapI.getImpl while " +
+                                              "reading Db \"" + _dbName + "\"; retrying...");
                     }
 
                     //
@@ -1454,10 +1416,7 @@ public abstract class MapI<K, V> extends java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(e);
-                ex.message = _trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_trace.errorPrefix + "Db.get: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Search.java b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Search.java
index 8650eb16caa..1afdbccce8d 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Search.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/MapInternal/Search.java
@@ -191,10 +191,8 @@ class Search
                 {
                     if(connection.dbTxn() != null)
                     {
-                        DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                            trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage(), connection.currentTransaction());
-                        ex.initCause(dx);
-                        throw ex;
+                        throw new DeadlockException(trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                    connection.currentTransaction(), dx);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -229,10 +227,7 @@ class Search
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(trace.errorPrefix + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/ObjectStore.java b/java/src/Freeze/ObjectStore.java
index b0ba17e66d7..70c1a6fb31c 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/ObjectStore.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/ObjectStore.java
@@ -130,17 +130,11 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
             }
             catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException dx)
             {
-                NotFoundException ex = new NotFoundException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new NotFoundException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -178,10 +172,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.close: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.close: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
         _db = null;
     }
@@ -238,10 +229,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
 
                 if(tx != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction, dx);
                 }
                 //
                 // Otherwise try again
@@ -249,9 +237,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage());
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -449,10 +435,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
         }
 
@@ -507,17 +490,11 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
                                                   _evictor.filename() + "/" + _dbName + "\"");
             }
 
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction, dx);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.get: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
 
         ObjectRecord rec = unmarshalValue(dbValue.getData(), _communicator);
@@ -566,17 +543,11 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
                                                   _evictor.filename() + "/" + _dbName + "\"");
             }
 
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.put: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.put: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction, dx);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.put: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.put: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -622,10 +593,8 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
 
                 if(tx != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.putNoOverwrite: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.putNoOverwrite: " + dx.getMessage(),
+                                                transaction, dx);
                 }
                 //
                 // Otherwise retry
@@ -633,10 +602,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.putNoOverwrite: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.putNoOverwrite: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -673,10 +639,8 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
 
                 if(tx != null)
                 {
-                    DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(
-                        _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.delete: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction);
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new DeadlockException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.delete: " + dx.getMessage(), transaction,
+                                                dx);
                 }
 
                 //
@@ -686,10 +650,7 @@ class ObjectStore implements IceUtil.Store
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = _evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.delete: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(_evictor.errorPrefix() + "Db.delete: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/SharedDbEnv.java b/java/src/Freeze/SharedDbEnv.java
index ccdf4821d29..d667cc4afb3 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/SharedDbEnv.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/SharedDbEnv.java
@@ -354,10 +354,7 @@ public class SharedDbEnv implements com.sleepycat.db.ErrorHandler, Runnable
                 }
                 catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException dx)
                 {
-                    NotFoundException ex = new NotFoundException();
-                    ex.initCause(dx);
-                    ex.message = errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "open: " + dx.getMessage();
-                    throw ex;
+                    throw new NotFoundException(errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "open: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
                 }
             
                 //
@@ -395,10 +392,7 @@ public class SharedDbEnv implements com.sleepycat.db.ErrorHandler, Runnable
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
         {
             cleanup();
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(dx);
-            ex.message = errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "creation: " + dx.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "creation: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
         }
         catch(java.lang.RuntimeException ex)
         {
@@ -488,10 +482,7 @@ public class SharedDbEnv implements com.sleepycat.db.ErrorHandler, Runnable
             }
             catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException dx)
             {
-                DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-                ex.initCause(dx);
-                ex.message = errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "close: " + dx.getMessage();
-                throw ex;
+                throw new DatabaseException(errorPrefix(_key.envName) + "close: " + dx.getMessage(), dx);
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/java/src/Freeze/TransactionI.java b/java/src/Freeze/TransactionI.java
index af0676bb466..8186b1ceb17 100644
--- a/java/src/Freeze/TransactionI.java
+++ b/java/src/Freeze/TransactionI.java
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ class TransactionI implements Transaction
                                                              e.getMessage());
             }
 
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.commit: " + e.getMessage(), this);
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.commit: " + e.getMessage(), this, e);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
         {
@@ -65,10 +63,7 @@ class TransactionI implements Transaction
                                                              e.getMessage());
             }
 
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "DbTxn.commit: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.commit: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -123,9 +118,7 @@ class TransactionI implements Transaction
 
             deadlock = true;
 
-            DeadlockException ex = new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.abort: " + e.getMessage(), this);
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DeadlockException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.abort: " + e.getMessage(), this, e);
         }
         catch(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseException e)
         {
@@ -136,10 +129,7 @@ class TransactionI implements Transaction
                                                              e.getMessage());
             }
 
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "DbTxn.abort: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "DbTxn.abort: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -187,10 +177,7 @@ class TransactionI implements Transaction
                                                              "failed to start transaction: " + e.getMessage());
             }
 
-            DatabaseException ex = new DatabaseException();
-            ex.initCause(e);
-            ex.message = _errorPrefix + "txn_begin: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw ex;
+            throw new DatabaseException(_errorPrefix + "txn_begin: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/ConnectionI.java b/java/src/Ice/ConnectionI.java
index 5992d297464..8230ba129e1 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/ConnectionI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/ConnectionI.java
@@ -1512,9 +1512,7 @@ public final class ConnectionI extends IceInternal.EventHandler implements Conne
         }
         catch(java.lang.Exception ex)
         {
-            Ice.SyscallException e = new Ice.SyscallException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -2338,7 +2336,7 @@ public final class ConnectionI extends IceInternal.EventHandler implements Conne
         }
         catch(java.lang.AssertionError ex) // Upon assertion, we print the stack trace.
         {
-            UnknownException uex = new UnknownException();
+            UnknownException uex = new UnknownException(ex);
             java.io.StringWriter sw = new java.io.StringWriter();
             java.io.PrintWriter pw = new java.io.PrintWriter(sw);
             ex.printStackTrace(pw);
@@ -2349,7 +2347,7 @@ public final class ConnectionI extends IceInternal.EventHandler implements Conne
         }
         catch(java.lang.OutOfMemoryError ex)
         {
-            UnknownException uex = new UnknownException();
+            UnknownException uex = new UnknownException(ex);
             java.io.StringWriter sw = new java.io.StringWriter();
             java.io.PrintWriter pw = new java.io.PrintWriter(sw);
             ex.printStackTrace(pw);
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/ObjectPrxHelperBase.java b/java/src/Ice/ObjectPrxHelperBase.java
index 19467ac4453..dcb9d03c624 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/ObjectPrxHelperBase.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/ObjectPrxHelperBase.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class ObjectPrxHelperBase implements ObjectPrx, java.io.Serializable
             }
             catch(UserException __ex)
             {
-                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
             }
         }
         boolean __ret;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ public class ObjectPrxHelperBase implements ObjectPrx, java.io.Serializable
             }
             catch(UserException __ex)
             {
-                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
             }
         }
         String[] __ret = null;
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ public class ObjectPrxHelperBase implements ObjectPrx, java.io.Serializable
             }
             catch(UserException __ex)
             {
-                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
             }
         }
         String __ret = null;
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ public class ObjectPrxHelperBase implements ObjectPrx, java.io.Serializable
                 }
                 catch(UserException __ex)
                 {
-                    throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                    throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
                 }
             }
             IceInternal.BasicStream __is = __result.__is();
@@ -2215,11 +2215,14 @@ public class ObjectPrxHelperBase implements ObjectPrx, java.io.Serializable
         }
         catch(ClassCastException ex)
         {
-            throw new java.io.IOException("Cannot deserialize proxy: Ice.ObjectInputStream not found");
+            java.io.IOException e =
+                new java.io.IOException("Cannot deserialize proxy: Ice.ObjectInputStream not found");
+            e.initCause(ex);
+            throw e;
         }
         catch(LocalException ex)
         {
-            java.io.IOException e = new java.io.IOException("Failure occurred while deserializing proxy");
+            java.io.IOException e = new java.io.IOException("Failure occurred while deserializing proxy", ex);
             e.initCause(ex);
             throw e;
         }
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/PluginManagerI.java b/java/src/Ice/PluginManagerI.java
index 605a509ef1a..2648a4006b8 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/PluginManagerI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/PluginManagerI.java
@@ -315,25 +315,17 @@ public final class PluginManagerI implements PluginManager
             }
             catch(ClassCastException ex)
             {
-                PluginInitializationException e = new PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "class " + className + " does not implement Ice.PluginFactory";
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new PluginInitializationException(
+                    "class " + className + " does not implement Ice.PluginFactory", ex);
             }
         }
         catch(IllegalAccessException ex)
         {
-            PluginInitializationException e = new PluginInitializationException();
-            e.reason = "unable to access default constructor in class " + className;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new PluginInitializationException("unable to access default constructor in class " + className, ex);
         }
         catch(InstantiationException ex)
         {
-            PluginInitializationException e = new PluginInitializationException();
-            e.reason = "unable to instantiate class " + className;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new PluginInitializationException("unable to instantiate class " + className, ex);
         }
 
         //
@@ -350,17 +342,12 @@ public final class PluginManagerI implements PluginManager
         }
         catch(Throwable ex)
         {
-            PluginInitializationException e = new PluginInitializationException();
-            e.reason = "exception in factory " + className;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new PluginInitializationException("exception in factory " + className, ex);
         }
    
         if(plugin == null)
         {
-            PluginInitializationException e = new PluginInitializationException();
-            e.reason = "failure in factory " + className;
-            throw e;
+            throw new PluginInitializationException("failure in factory " + className);
         }
 
         _plugins.put(name, plugin);
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/PropertiesI.java b/java/src/Ice/PropertiesI.java
index 55f48d374b1..a5909db7cde 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/PropertiesI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/PropertiesI.java
@@ -361,10 +361,7 @@ public final class PropertiesI implements Properties
             }
             catch(Exception ex)
             {
-                InitializationException ie = new InitializationException();
-                ie.reason = "Could not read Windows registry key `" + file + "'";
-                ie.initCause(ex); // Exception chaining
-                throw ie;
+                throw new InitializationException("Could not read Windows registry key `" + file + "'", ex);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -399,10 +396,7 @@ public final class PropertiesI implements Properties
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                FileException fe = new FileException();
-                fe.path = file;
-                fe.initCause(ex); // Exception chaining
-                throw fe;
+                throw new FileException(0, file, ex);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -519,9 +513,7 @@ public final class PropertiesI implements Properties
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            SyscallException se = new SyscallException();
-            se.initCause(ex); // Exception chaining
-            throw se;
+            throw new SyscallException(ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/SysLoggerI.java b/java/src/Ice/SysLoggerI.java
index 628dfb50ed2..58fdcd90238 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/SysLoggerI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/SysLoggerI.java
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ public final class SysLoggerI implements Logger
         }
         catch(IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,9 +188,7 @@ public final class SysLoggerI implements Logger
         } 
         catch(IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelD.java b/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelD.java
index 80d3837ac12..0ed48ca6c2c 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelD.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelD.java
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ public class _ObjectDelD implements _ObjectDel
         }
         catch(Ice.UserException __ex)
         {
-            throw new IceInternal.LocalExceptionWrapper(new Ice.UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name()), false);
+            UnknownUserException ex = new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
+            throw new IceInternal.LocalExceptionWrapper(ex, false);
         }
                 
         try
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelM.java b/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelM.java
index 36a712009b6..6fd71a34ae6 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelM.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/_ObjectDelM.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class _ObjectDelM implements _ObjectDel
                     }
                     catch(UserException __ex)
                     {
-                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
                     }
                 }
                 IceInternal.BasicStream __is = __og.is();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class _ObjectDelM implements _ObjectDel
                         }
                         catch(UserException __ex)
                         {
-                            throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                            throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
                         }
                     }
                     __og.is().skipEmptyEncaps();
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class _ObjectDelM implements _ObjectDel
                     }
                     catch(UserException __ex)
                     {
-                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
                     }
                 }
                 IceInternal.BasicStream __is = __og.is();
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class _ObjectDelM implements _ObjectDel
                     }
                     catch(UserException __ex)
                     {
-                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name());
+                        throw new UnknownUserException(__ex.ice_name(), __ex);
                     }
                 }
                 IceInternal.BasicStream __is = __og.is();
diff --git a/java/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.java b/java/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.java
index e9dc102d282..b1919dcc505 100644
--- a/java/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.java
+++ b/java/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.java
@@ -502,10 +502,8 @@ public class ServiceManagerI extends _ServiceManagerDisp
             }
             catch(IllegalAccessException ex)
             {
-                FailureException e = new FailureException();
-                e.reason = "ServiceManager: unable to access service constructor " + className + "(Ice.Communicator)";
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new FailureException(
+                    "ServiceManager: unable to access service constructor " + className + "(Ice.Communicator)", ex);
             }
             catch(NoSuchMethodException ex)
             {
@@ -513,10 +511,8 @@ public class ServiceManagerI extends _ServiceManagerDisp
             }
             catch(java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException ex)
             {
-                FailureException e = new FailureException();
-                e.reason = "ServiceManager: service constructor " + className + "(Ice.Communicator) threw an exception";
-                e.initCause(ex.getCause());
-                throw e;
+                throw new FailureException(
+                    "ServiceManager: service constructor " + className + "(Ice.Communicator) threw an exception", ex);
             }
 
             if(obj == null)
@@ -530,10 +526,8 @@ public class ServiceManagerI extends _ServiceManagerDisp
                 }
                 catch(IllegalAccessException ex)
                 {
-                    FailureException e = new FailureException();
-                    e.reason = "ServiceManager: unable to access default service constructor in class " + className;
-                    e.initCause(ex);
-                    throw e;
+                    throw new FailureException(
+                        "ServiceManager: unable to access default service constructor in class " + className, ex);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -543,17 +537,12 @@ public class ServiceManagerI extends _ServiceManagerDisp
             }
             catch(ClassCastException ex)
             {
-                FailureException e = new FailureException();
-                e.reason = "ServiceManager: class " + className + " does not implement IceBox.Service";
-                throw e;
+                throw new FailureException("ServiceManager: class " + className + " does not implement IceBox.Service");
             }
         }
         catch(InstantiationException ex)
         {
-            FailureException e = new FailureException();
-            e.reason = "ServiceManager: unable to instantiate class " + className;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new FailureException("ServiceManager: unable to instantiate class " + className, ex);
         }
 
         //
@@ -675,10 +664,7 @@ public class ServiceManagerI extends _ServiceManagerDisp
         }
         catch(Throwable ex)
         {
-            FailureException e = new FailureException();
-            e.reason = "ServiceManager: exception while starting service " + service + ": " + ex;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new FailureException("ServiceManager: exception while starting service " + service + ": " + ex, ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/BasicStream.java b/java/src/IceInternal/BasicStream.java
index a840476f657..1dfb7ba826d 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/BasicStream.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/BasicStream.java
@@ -745,9 +745,7 @@ public class BasicStream
         }
         catch(java.lang.Exception ex)
         {
-            Ice.MarshalException e = new Ice.MarshalException("cannot deserialize object");
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.MarshalException("cannot deserialize object", ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1171,9 +1169,7 @@ public class BasicStream
                         }
                         catch(java.nio.charset.CharacterCodingException ex)
                         {
-                            Ice.MarshalException e = new Ice.MarshalException();
-                            e.initCause(ex);
-                            throw e;
+                            throw new Ice.MarshalException(ex);
                         }
                         writeSize(b.limit());
                         expand(b.limit());
@@ -1605,10 +1601,7 @@ public class BasicStream
                     // When readString raises this exception it means we've seen the last slice,
                     // so we set the reason member to a more helpful message.
                     //
-                    Ice.UnmarshalOutOfBoundsException e = new Ice.UnmarshalOutOfBoundsException();
-                    e.reason = "unknown exception type `" + origId + "'";
-                    e.initCause(ex);
-                    throw e;
+                    throw new Ice.UnmarshalOutOfBoundsException("unknown exception type `" + origId + "'", ex);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1784,10 +1777,7 @@ public class BasicStream
             }
             catch(ClassCastException ex)
             {
-                Ice.NoObjectFactoryException nof = new Ice.NoObjectFactoryException();
-                nof.type = p.type();
-                nof.initCause(ex);
-                throw nof;
+                throw new Ice.NoObjectFactoryException("no object factory", p.type(), ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1930,10 +1920,7 @@ public class BasicStream
         }
         catch(Exception ex)
         {
-            Ice.CompressionException e = new Ice.CompressionException();
-            e.reason = "bzip2 compression failure";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.CompressionException("bzip2 compression failure", ex);
         }
 
         //
@@ -2042,10 +2029,7 @@ public class BasicStream
         }
         catch(Exception ex)
         {
-            Ice.CompressionException e = new Ice.CompressionException();
-            e.reason = "bzip2 uncompression failure";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.CompressionException("bzip2 uncompression failure", ex);
         }
 
         //
@@ -2083,9 +2067,7 @@ public class BasicStream
             }
             catch(java.lang.Exception ex)
             {
-                Ice.SyscallException e = new Ice.SyscallException();
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -2137,10 +2119,7 @@ public class BasicStream
         }
         catch(LinkageError ex)
         {
-            Ice.NoObjectFactoryException e = new Ice.NoObjectFactoryException();
-            e.type = id;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.NoObjectFactoryException("no object factory", id, ex);
         }
 
         return factory;
@@ -2168,9 +2147,7 @@ public class BasicStream
             }
             catch(java.lang.Exception ex)
             {
-                Ice.SyscallException e = new Ice.SyscallException();
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -2204,9 +2181,7 @@ public class BasicStream
             }
             catch(LinkageError ex)
             {
-                Ice.MarshalException e = new Ice.MarshalException();
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.MarshalException(ex);
             }
 
             if(factory != null)
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/Buffer.java b/java/src/IceInternal/Buffer.java
index e404bdc063c..8a7b8713dc4 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/Buffer.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/Buffer.java
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ public class Buffer
         }
         catch(OutOfMemoryError ex)
         {
-            Ice.MarshalException e = new Ice.MarshalException();
-            e.reason = "OutOfMemoryError occurred while allocating a ByteBuffer";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.MarshalException("OutOfMemoryError occurred while allocating a ByteBuffer", ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/IncomingConnectionFactory.java b/java/src/IceInternal/IncomingConnectionFactory.java
index 1133f0d1dfa..ce36a3bc498 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/IncomingConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/IncomingConnectionFactory.java
@@ -409,9 +409,7 @@ public final class IncomingConnectionFactory extends EventHandler implements Ice
             }
             else
             {
-                Ice.SyscallException e = new Ice.SyscallException();
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/Instance.java b/java/src/IceInternal/Instance.java
index fe5c3427310..1cb34a7940d 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/Instance.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/Instance.java
@@ -564,10 +564,7 @@ public final class Instance
                         }
                         catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException ex)
                         {
-                            Ice.FileException fe = new Ice.FileException();
-                            fe.path = stdOut;
-                            fe.initCause(ex);
-                            throw fe;
+                            throw new Ice.FileException(0, stdOut, ex);
                         }
 
                         System.setOut(outStream);
@@ -591,10 +588,7 @@ public final class Instance
                             }
                             catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException ex)
                             {
-                                Ice.FileException fe = new Ice.FileException();
-                                fe.path = stdErr;
-                                fe.initCause(ex);
-                                throw fe;
+                                throw new Ice.FileException(0, stdErr, ex);
                             }
 
                         }
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/LocalExceptionWrapper.java b/java/src/IceInternal/LocalExceptionWrapper.java
index c5896c6ca0b..6b741f463de 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/LocalExceptionWrapper.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/LocalExceptionWrapper.java
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ public class LocalExceptionWrapper extends Exception
             {
                 throw new LocalExceptionWrapper((Ice.LocalException)ex, false);
             }
-            throw new LocalExceptionWrapper(new Ice.UnknownLocalException(((Ice.LocalException)ex).ice_name()), false);
+            throw new LocalExceptionWrapper(new Ice.UnknownLocalException(((Ice.LocalException)ex).ice_name(), ex),
+                                            false);
         }
-        throw new LocalExceptionWrapper(new Ice.UnknownException(Ex.toString(ex)), false);
+        throw new LocalExceptionWrapper(new Ice.UnknownException(Ex.toString(ex), ex), false);
     }
 
     private Ice.LocalException _ex;
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/Network.java b/java/src/IceInternal/Network.java
index d2ccaec4f90..5110caa6680 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/Network.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/Network.java
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -111,9 +109,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -126,9 +122,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -154,9 +148,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -170,9 +162,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,9 +176,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,9 +190,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -220,9 +206,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -238,9 +222,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -262,9 +244,7 @@ public final class Network
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -276,9 +256,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         return fd;
@@ -298,31 +276,24 @@ public final class Network
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
 
-            Ice.ConnectFailedException se;
             if(connectionRefused(ex))
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException(ex);
             }
             else
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectFailedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectFailedException(ex);
             }
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         if(System.getProperty("os.name").equals("Linux"))
@@ -372,23 +343,18 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.net.ConnectException ex)
         {
-            Ice.ConnectFailedException se;
             if(connectionRefused(ex))
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException(ex);
             }
             else
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectFailedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectFailedException(ex);
             }
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -403,24 +369,19 @@ public final class Network
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
 
-            Ice.ConnectFailedException se;
             if(connectionRefused(ex))
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionRefusedException(ex);
             }
             else
             {
-                se = new Ice.ConnectFailedException();
+                throw new Ice.ConnectFailedException(ex);
             }
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -471,9 +432,7 @@ public final class Network
                                 {
                                     continue;
                                 }
-                                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                                se.initCause(ex);
-                                throw se;
+                                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -496,9 +455,7 @@ public final class Network
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
-                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -510,9 +467,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -529,9 +484,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -547,9 +500,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return size;
     }
@@ -565,9 +516,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -583,9 +532,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return size;
     }
@@ -601,9 +548,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -619,9 +564,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return size;
     }
@@ -637,9 +580,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -655,9 +596,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return size;
     }
@@ -673,9 +612,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -691,9 +628,7 @@ public final class Network
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
             closeSocketNoThrow(fd);
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return size;
     }
@@ -825,16 +760,11 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.net.UnknownHostException ex)
         {
-            Ice.DNSException e = new Ice.DNSException();
-            e.host = host;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.DNSException(0, host, ex);
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     
         //
@@ -842,9 +772,7 @@ public final class Network
         //
         if(addresses.size() == 0)
         {
-            Ice.DNSException e = new Ice.DNSException();
-            e.host = host;
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.DNSException(0, host);
         }
 
         return addresses;
@@ -874,17 +802,13 @@ public final class Network
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch(java.net.SocketException e)
+        catch(java.net.SocketException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(e);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -902,15 +826,13 @@ public final class Network
         SocketPair fds = new SocketPair();
         try
         {
-          java.nio.channels.Pipe pipe = java.nio.channels.Pipe.open();
-          fds.sink = pipe.sink();
-          fds.source = pipe.source();
+            java.nio.channels.Pipe pipe = java.nio.channels.Pipe.open();
+            fds.sink = pipe.sink();
+            fds.source = pipe.source();
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-          Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-          se.initCause(ex);
-          throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         return fds;
     }
@@ -930,9 +852,7 @@ public final class Network
             }
             catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
             {
-                Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1206,24 +1126,17 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.net.UnknownHostException ex)
         {
-            Ice.DNSException e = new Ice.DNSException();
-            e.host = host;
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.DNSException(0, host, ex);
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         //
         // No Inet4Address/Inet6Address available.
         //
-        Ice.DNSException e = new Ice.DNSException();
-        e.host = host;
-        throw e;
+        throw new Ice.DNSException(0, host);
     }
 
     private static java.net.InetAddress[]
@@ -1250,9 +1163,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1280,9 +1191,7 @@ public final class Network
         }
         catch(java.lang.SecurityException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException e = new Ice.SocketException();
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/Selector.java b/java/src/IceInternal/Selector.java
index f604b4d7e37..d2206edb5a2 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/Selector.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/Selector.java
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ public final class Selector
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SyscallException sys = new Ice.SyscallException();
-            sys.initCause(ex);
-            throw sys;
+            throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
         }
 
         //
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/TcpTransceiver.java b/java/src/IceInternal/TcpTransceiver.java
index 94c29aa8452..3df1c906d65 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/TcpTransceiver.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/TcpTransceiver.java
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ final class TcpTransceiver implements Transceiver
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -147,9 +145,7 @@ final class TcpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
         return true;
@@ -200,9 +196,7 @@ final class TcpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPoolWorkQueue.java b/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPoolWorkQueue.java
index 9e12bd03c37..b689dcd525c 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPoolWorkQueue.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPoolWorkQueue.java
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ final class ThreadPoolWorkQueue extends EventHandler
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SyscallException sys = new Ice.SyscallException();
-            sys.initCause(ex);
-            throw sys;
+            throw new Ice.SyscallException(ex);
         }
 
         _selector.initialize(this);
@@ -96,9 +94,7 @@ final class ThreadPoolWorkQueue extends EventHandler
         }
         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
 
         ThreadPoolWorkItem workItem = null;
@@ -163,9 +159,7 @@ final class ThreadPoolWorkQueue extends EventHandler
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/UdpTransceiver.java b/java/src/IceInternal/UdpTransceiver.java
index b0947970fe7..af42c20c8e4 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/UdpTransceiver.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/UdpTransceiver.java
@@ -78,15 +78,11 @@ final class UdpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.nio.channels.AsynchronousCloseException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
             catch(java.net.PortUnreachableException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
             catch(java.io.InterruptedIOException ex)
             {
@@ -94,9 +90,7 @@ final class UdpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -147,15 +141,11 @@ final class UdpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.nio.channels.AsynchronousCloseException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
             catch(java.net.PortUnreachableException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
             catch(java.io.InterruptedIOException ex)
             {
@@ -163,9 +153,7 @@ final class UdpTransceiver implements Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -619,9 +607,7 @@ final class UdpTransceiver implements Transceiver
         }
         catch(Exception ex)
         {
-            Ice.SocketException se = new Ice.SocketException();
-            se.initCause(ex);
-            throw se;
+            throw new Ice.SocketException(ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/IceSSL/Instance.java b/java/src/IceSSL/Instance.java
index 25dc8da8486..d4810613919 100644
--- a/java/src/IceSSL/Instance.java
+++ b/java/src/IceSSL/Instance.java
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(Throwable ex)
             {
-                Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to load certificate verifier class " + certVerifierClass;
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                    "IceSSL: unable to load certificate verifier class " + certVerifierClass, ex);
             }
 
             try
@@ -130,10 +128,8 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(Throwable ex)
             {
-                Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to instantiate certificate verifier class " + certVerifierClass;
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                    "IceSSL: unable to instantiate certificate verifier class " + certVerifierClass, ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -157,10 +153,8 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(Throwable ex)
             {
-                Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to load password callback class " + passwordCallbackClass;
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                    "IceSSL: unable to load password callback class " + passwordCallbackClass, ex);
             }
 
             try
@@ -169,10 +163,8 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(Throwable ex)
             {
-                Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to instantiate password callback class " + passwordCallbackClass;
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                    "IceSSL: unable to instantiate password callback class " + passwordCallbackClass, ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -226,10 +218,8 @@ class Instance
                         }
                         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
                         {
-                            Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                            e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to access random seed file:\n" + file;
-                            e.initCause(ex);
-                            throw e;
+                            throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                                "IceSSL: unable to access random seed file:\n" + file, ex);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -258,10 +248,7 @@ class Instance
                         }
                         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
                         {
-                            Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                            e.reason = "IceSSL: error while reading random seed";
-                            e.initCause(ex);
-                            throw e;
+                            throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException("IceSSL: error while reading random seed", ex);
                         }
                         finally
                         {
@@ -381,10 +368,8 @@ class Instance
                     }
                     catch(java.io.IOException ex)
                     {
-                        Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                        e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to load keystore:\n" + keystorePath;
-                        e.initCause(ex);
-                        throw e;
+                        throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                            "IceSSL: unable to load keystore:\n" + keystorePath, ex);
                     }
                     finally
                     {
@@ -503,10 +488,8 @@ class Instance
                         }
                         catch(java.io.IOException ex)
                         {
-                            Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                            e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to load truststore:\n" + truststorePath;
-                            e.initCause(ex);
-                            throw e;
+                            throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                                "IceSSL: unable to load truststore:\n" + truststorePath, ex);
                         }
                         finally
                         {
@@ -557,10 +540,7 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(java.security.GeneralSecurityException ex)
             {
-                Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: unable to initialize context";
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException("IceSSL: unable to initialize context", ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -724,10 +704,7 @@ class Instance
         }
         catch(IllegalArgumentException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-            e.reason = "IceSSL: invalid ciphersuite";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: invalid ciphersuite", ex);
         }
 
         if(_securityTraceLevel >= 1)
@@ -750,10 +727,7 @@ class Instance
             }
             catch(IllegalArgumentException ex)
             {
-                Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-                e.reason = "IceSSL: invalid protocol";
-                e.initCause(ex);
-                throw e;
+                throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: invalid protocol", ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -780,10 +754,7 @@ class Instance
         }
         catch(javax.net.ssl.SSLException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-            e.reason = "IceSSL: handshake error";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: handshake error", ex);
         }
 
         return engine;
@@ -1146,10 +1117,8 @@ class Instance
                     }
                     catch(java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException ex)
                     {
-                        Ice.PluginInitializationException e = new Ice.PluginInitializationException();
-                        e.reason = "IceSSL: invalid cipher expression `" + exp + "'";
-                        e.initCause(ex);
-                        throw e;
+                        throw new Ice.PluginInitializationException(
+                            "IceSSL: invalid cipher expression `" + exp + "'", ex);
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/java/src/IceSSL/TransceiverI.java b/java/src/IceSSL/TransceiverI.java
index c7efdbbf4f0..dc2153f9c36 100644
--- a/java/src/IceSSL/TransceiverI.java
+++ b/java/src/IceSSL/TransceiverI.java
@@ -102,10 +102,9 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
                 //
                 // We can't throw in close.
                 //
-                // Ice.SecurityException se = new Ice.SecurityException();
-                // se.reason = "IceSSL: SSL failure while shutting down socket";
-                // se.initCause(ex);
-                // throw se;
+                // Ice.SecurityException se = new Ice.SecurityException(
+                //     "IceSSL: SSL failure while shutting down socket", ex);
+                //
             }
 
             try
@@ -249,10 +248,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
         }
         catch(SSLException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-            e.reason = "IceSSL: error during read";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: error during read", ex);
         }
 
         //
@@ -507,10 +503,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
         }
         catch(SSLException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-            e.reason = "IceSSL: handshake error";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: handshake error", ex);
         }
 
         return IceInternal.SocketOperation.None;
@@ -537,10 +530,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
                 }
                 catch(javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifiedException ex)
                 {
-                    Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-                    e.reason = "IceSSL: server did not supply a certificate";
-                    e.initCause(ex);
-                    throw e;
+                    throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: server did not supply a certificate", ex);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -644,10 +634,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
         }
         catch(SSLException ex)
         {
-            Ice.SecurityException e = new Ice.SecurityException();
-            e.reason = "IceSSL: error while encoding message";
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new Ice.SecurityException("IceSSL: error while encoding message", ex);
         }
 
         assert(_netOutput.position() == 0);
@@ -702,9 +689,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
         }
 
@@ -748,9 +733,7 @@ final class TransceiverI implements IceInternal.Transceiver
             }
             catch(java.io.IOException ex)
             {
-                Ice.ConnectionLostException se = new Ice.ConnectionLostException();
-                se.initCause(ex);
-                throw se;
+                throw new Ice.ConnectionLostException(ex);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/java/src/IceUtil/FileLockException.java b/java/src/IceUtil/FileLockException.java
index cd096cea77f..5cb48352854 100644
--- a/java/src/IceUtil/FileLockException.java
+++ b/java/src/IceUtil/FileLockException.java
@@ -11,10 +11,26 @@ package IceUtil;
 
 public class FileLockException extends RuntimeException implements Cloneable
 {
+    public FileLockException()
+    {
+    }
+
     public FileLockException(String path)
     {
         this.path = path;
     }
+
+    public FileLockException(Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public FileLockException(String path, Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(cause);
+        this.path = path;
+    }
+
     public java.lang.Object clone()
     {
         java.lang.Object o = null;
diff --git a/java/src/IceUtilInternal/FileLock.java b/java/src/IceUtilInternal/FileLock.java
index 693a5949597..869057b877a 100644
--- a/java/src/IceUtilInternal/FileLock.java
+++ b/java/src/IceUtilInternal/FileLock.java
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ public final class FileLock
         }
         catch(Exception ex)
         {
-            IceUtil.FileLockException fe = new IceUtil.FileLockException(path);
-            fe.initCause(ex);
-            throw fe;
+            throw new IceUtil.FileLockException(path, ex);
         }
         
         if(lock == null)
diff --git a/java/src/IceUtilInternal/StringUtil.java b/java/src/IceUtilInternal/StringUtil.java
index c1494751be9..ca761e33811 100644
--- a/java/src/IceUtilInternal/StringUtil.java
+++ b/java/src/IceUtilInternal/StringUtil.java
@@ -360,9 +360,7 @@ public final class StringUtil
         }
         catch(java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException ex)
         {
-            IllegalArgumentException e = new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported encoding");
-            e.initCause(ex);
-            throw e;
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported encoding", ex);
         }
     }